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Memory Café

Color Our World
2025-07-08 10:00:00 2025-07-08 11:30:00 America/Chicago Memory Café Enjoy music, movement, crafts, conversation and light refreshments. This month we're celebrating our Summer Reading theme, "Color Our World." For adults experiencing dementia accompanied by a personal care partner who will also participate. Please register. Columbia Public Library - Friends Room

Tuesday, July 08
10-11:30 a.m.

Add to Calendar 2025-07-08 10:00:00 2025-07-08 11:30:00 America/Chicago Memory Café Enjoy music, movement, crafts, conversation and light refreshments. This month we're celebrating our Summer Reading theme, "Color Our World." For adults experiencing dementia accompanied by a personal care partner who will also participate. Please register. Columbia Public Library - Friends Room

Enjoy music, movement, crafts, conversation and light refreshments. This month we're celebrating our Summer Reading theme, "Color Our World." For adults experiencing dementia accompanied by a personal care partner who will also participate. Please register.

The "Memory Café" is a social gathering for individuals living with dementia and their care partners. It's a place to have fun, share experiences and stay socially connected. This month we're celebrating our Summer Reading theme, "Color Our World." We'll enjoy connections made through music, movement, crafts and conversation. Light refreshments served.

The program is not a form of respite care or a support group. Each participant experiencing dementia must be accompanied by a personal care partner during the program. Care partners are expected to participate.

Attendance is limited, so please register everyone in your group, including care partners and guests. 

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